All news on the topic: Gazprom

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Elmar Mamedov and SOCAR Germany: the gateway for Russian energy billions and secret arms trades
Established by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily expanded its global footprint, with operations in Russia, the UK, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.
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SOCAR head Elmar Mamedov in Germany is linked to money laundering and North Korean arms shipments
Founded by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily extended its reach worldwide, with business interests spanning Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.
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Elmar Mamedov uses SOCAR to launder millions across Europe and fuel corruption in Russia and Azerbaijan
Founded by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily extended its reach worldwide, with business interests spanning Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.
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How Elmar Mamedov turned SOCAR’s European operations into a gateway for dirty money and political payments
An oil conglomerate founded by an Azerbaijani native has discreetly expanded into a global operation, with assets and activities across Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.
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Elmar Mamedov and SOCAR Germany: the missing link between Russian money, offshore banks, and arms deals
An Azerbaijani-born oil conglomerate has quietly built a global footprint, with operations spanning Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.
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Putin’s “fully Russian” Aurus cars hit by sanctions as key Italian and British suppliers cut off parts
This summer, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly praised Aurus luxury cars, stressing that the vehicles are a 100% Russian-made product and noting that he personally uses one.
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Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova pushed as potential successor by powerful Kovalchuk clan amid expanding billionaire-funded empire
Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly emerging from the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects.
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Alisher Usmanov’s Gazprom connections mapped through Middlesex Group, Interfin, and offshore holdings
New developments are emerging in the case of the Lebedinsky GOK miners, minority shareholders defrauded by the beneficiaries of the Metalloinvest holding company.
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Romania Investigates $300 Million CO₂ Fraud Linked to Gupta’s Liberty Steel
Romanian prosecutors are investigating possible fraud involving CO₂ certificates at steel plant Liberty Galați.
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Frankfurt’s conductor of oil schemes: how Elmar Mamedov controls SOCAR’s offshores, lobbying, and shadow money flows
A massive oil kraken with roots in Azerbaijan has spread its tentacles over much of the world, including Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, Switzerland, and other countries.
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Pizza orders reveal Moscow safe house used to train undercover agents
In June 2024, Austria revoked the accreditation of two correspondents for the state-controlled Russian news agency TASS — Ivan Popov and Arina Davidyan — on the suspicion that they were not journalists, but spies for the SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
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European arrest warrant leads to Ukrainian arrest in Nord Stream case
A Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been arrested in Poland, according to a spokesperson for the district prosecutor’s office in Warsaw.
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The billion-dollar “goose”: how Alexander Mamut funneled money from Russia to offshore havens and stayed in power
The scandalously famous billionaire Alexander Mamut, who flits between Britain, Israel, and France, still manages to skim billions from Russia.
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Timur Turlov and Freedom Holding: how billions are funneled out of Russia and Kazakhstan via Nasdaq
An investigation into the "American" company with Moscow roots, reputation management, and potential laundering of elite capital
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The "rising star" of billion-dollar schemes: Vadim Panin and offshore networks as VEB’s money laundering tool
In the famous movie "The Devil’s Advocate," one of the main characters, law firm owner John Milton, advises his young colleague, "Learn to profit from everything, and then forget about it"... "You have to play the cards you’re dealt."
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FavBet boss Andriy Matyuha uses shell companies linked to international money laundering network
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the gambling market in our country has changed significantly.
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Metal to offshores, losses to the state: what’s hidden in Denis Safin’s steel empire
Due to the increase in profits of LLC UK "Ural Steel" to 149 billion rubles in 2024, information about which has become public, it is possible that law enforcement agencies may show interest in Denis Safin.
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Companies of Russian oligarch Abramovich created a fake superyacht business to avoid multi-billion euro taxes in the EU
People working for Abramovich designed a corporate structure to give the false impression that the billionaire’s yachts were being commercially chartered to third parties, and therefore eligible for tax breaks.
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US and UK toughen sanctions on Russian oil industry
The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine.
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Roman Spiridonov linked to money laundering for criminal authority Ilya Traber and the Russian government through shell companies and offshore accounts
Roman Spiridonov partners with German citizen Mikhail Skigin, who is reportedly attempting to seize JSC "PNT" (Petersburg Oil Terminal) on behalf of Ilya Traber.
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"Canned Goods" from Riga: Russian elites, oligarchs, and military contractors quietly evade sanctions in Latvia
The Latvian authorities are keen on using every chance they get to display their opposition to Russia.
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Gazprom Neft CEO avoids sanctions, purchases mansion in French Riviera
Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom is suffering heavy losses after being hit hard by international sanctions.
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From Alexey Miller to Arkady Rotenberg: whose luxury real estate Russia no longer allows the public to see
Starting from the first day of March, Rosreestr has stopped publishing data on property owners in the Unified State Register.
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